Economic Development
Help Wanted: Director of Planning & Development
2.3.10: Help Wanted: Director of Planning & Development…
Seen in the Times Herald-Record classified section “new today:”
“Director of Planning & Development. City of Newburgh, NY. Opportunity for innovative, motivated and creative individual to guide redevelopment efforts in historic river city. Must have Masters & 2 years exp in economic development, real estate, public relations or [...]
Kaplan: we have a bankrupt city
On Tuesday, January 26th, the Newburgh Zoning Board of Appeals heard a presentation in which William Kaplan asked for a variance for his proposed housing development on waterfront land adjoining his Regal Bag Building. Assisting Mr. Kaplan was Lou Marquet from the Leyland Alliance, in addition to an attorney from Jacobwitz and Gubits. Kaplan explained [...]
Deja vu all over again
Attendees of the Newburgh City Council work session this past Thursday might have had a funny “Back to the Future” feeling when Neil Novesky was invited to the table. The council was vetting Novesky and his wife Elizabeth to serve as CDBG consultants under Courtney Kain, Acting Planning Department Director. Community Deveopment Block Grant (CDBG) [...]
